Machine for varnishing eyelets.



'1. W. GILES & 0. w. TOB

PAIII'YENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

v MACHINE FOR VARNISHING'EYELETS.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T.8, 1906.

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UNITED STATES ISAAC W. GILES, OF NEW BEDFORD,

HAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG'N AND CHARLES w, oBEroF FAIR, To ATLAS TACKCOMPANY, OF

MACHINE FOR VARNISHING 'EYELETS.

Application filed October 8,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907. 1906. Serial No. 387.938-

To all whom it WMLZ/ concern:

Be it known that we, ISAAC W. Games, a resident of New Bedford,and'CHARLEs W. ToBEY, a resident of Fairhaven, in the county of Bristoland State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Machines forVarnishing Eyelets, of which the following is a specification.

Japan or varnish has been applied to eyelets by hand and also byautomatic means, and the eyelets have been then immediately subjected tothe action ofrevolving cylindrical brushes for the purpose of spreadingthe varnish over the bell or flared portion of the eyelets. Such brushesdo not, however, distribute the varnish with the desired uniformity,since the bristles project into the bell and do not act effectively onthe rim of the same. We have found that a flat brush arranged to revolvein a plane parallel to the face of the eyelets is entirely effective andsatisfactory for this purpose.

In carrying out our invention we employ two flat annular brushes whichare arranged to revolve in opposite directions, whereby the varnish isdistributed more evenly than would be practicable with a single brush.We have further devised improvements in the machine as will behereinafter described and specifically indicated.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side view of our improvedmachine Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same Fig. 3 is an end view, someportions of the base being omitted,- Fig. 4 is an enlarged verticalcross-section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is an enlargedlongitudinal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

A indicates parallel side bars of a rigid horizontal frame, which, inpractice, is provided with suitable supports resting upon a horizontalfoundation. These bars A are provided on the inner side, adjacent to thelower edge, with ledges a-see Figs. 2 and 4- upon which the cards 01:,containing the eyelets are supported whilebeing carried or fed throughthe machine the bars A serve as side guides for the cards X whilepassing through the machine. Japan or varnish is appliedto the faces ofthe eyelets, as indicated in Fig. l by means of rolls B, and the cardsare advanced or fed by means of disks C, C, which are arranged in pairsone'over the other, the

lower ones projecting upward through a space provided in the ledges a.understood that the eyelet cards m, pass-between these feed disks, whichrevolve in opposite directions. There are three sets of such feed disks,one being located near each end of the frame A, and one intermediately.Rotation is imparted in the proper direction by means of intermediatefriction gears D, these being arranged in a horizontalv plane betweenthe upper disks of the several sets. It will be understood that thelower disks C of the several sets are rotated by frictional contact withthe upper ones- C. Motion is derived from any suitable power shaft, inthis instance from the shaft E.

As indicated i Figs. 2 and 3, the upper feed disks C are mounted upontransverse shafts C which are suitably j ournaled in the frame bars A,but the intermediate friction gears or disks D are arranged on one sideonly of the frame. A horizontal annular brush F is arranged under theframe A intermediate the lower disks C of the first two sets of feeddisks, and another similar brush' F is arranged correspondingly in thenext space between the lower feed disks. As indicated by arrows, thesebrushes are rotated in opposite directions. I propose to employ anysuitable means for rotating them, but, as

It will be indicated in the drawings, each of the brushes F, F, isprovided with which is connected by bevel gears H with horizontal shaftsI, and the latter are in turn rotated by a belt and pulley by. whichthey are 0 eratively connected with the driving shaft As the cards asholding the eyelets advance into the machine, as indicated in Fig. 1,they pass in contact with the upper one of the series of rolls B, andtake up varnish therefrom. The edges of the card, which projectlaterally beyond the eyelets, slide on the ledges a and pass between thefeed disks C, C, and thus forward and over the space in which the firstbrush F is arranged. The bristles of the latter work in contact with thevarnished faces of the eyelets and distribute the varnish equally oruniformly, not only in the throat, but also over the rim of the same. Inorder to hold the cards against the u Ward pressure of the brush uponthe eye ets, we arrange a horizontal guard plate J between the avertical shaft G,

frame bars Asee Figs. 1, 4, 5and the upper or tubular ends of theeyelets slide in contact therewith. In order to perfect the distributionof the varnish, or in other words, to secure its uniform disseminationover the bell and rim of the eyelets, they pass in contact with thesecond brush F, which, as before indicated, revolves in a directionopposite that of the first brush F. Besides this it will be noted-seeFig. 2that the brush F projects on one side of the frame and the brush Fon the other side of the same, one-half of each brush lying in the pathof the eyelets as they travel through the machine. By this means and bythe annular form of the brush, they may be made of such size as to workmore effectively on the eyelets.

What we claim is 1. A machine for varnishing eyelets, comprising a framehaving horizontal supports and side guides for cards holding eyelets,feed disks for advancing the eyelet cards, said disks being spaced apartand arranged close alongside the side guides so as to bear on the edgesof the cards outside the eyelets themselves, means for rotating saiddisks, flat brushes arranged in a horizontal plane in the ath of theeyelets, means for revolving such rushes horizontally, and guardsarranged over the brushes for resisting upward movement of the eyeletcards while being brushed, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for the purpose specified, the combination, with a framehaving guides for eyelet cards and means for feeding the sametherethrough, of two horizontal flat brushes arranged in the path of theeyelets, and means for revolving them in opposite directionshorizontally, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for the purpose specified, the combination with a framehaving supports and guides for eyelet cards and means for feeding thesame theretlirough, of a flat horizontal brush having an annular formand arranged in the path of the eyelets, and means for impartingrotation thereto in a horizontal plane, substantially as described.

ISAAC W. GILES. CHARLES W. TOBEY.

Witnesses:

ROBERT BETAGII, ARTHUR L. SIMMONS.

